Game ID: 22500126
Sacramento Kings @ Oklahoma City Thunder
Tuesday, October 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Paycom Center, Oklahoma City, OK
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
OKC 24 34 22 27 107SAC 29 33 21 18 101
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Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
OKC availability going into 10/21 · season opener
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/23 · 1 day's rest
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
OKC availability going into 10/27 · 1 day's restOUT Caruso missed 2 since 10/23, out tonight
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 40 min over the last 3
NEW Holmgren 29 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Dort 26 to 39 min over the last 3
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 34 min over the last 3
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 3
OKC availability going into 10/28 · back-to-backOUT Caruso missed 3 since 10/23, returns tonight: 24 min (122% of 19)
NEW Gilgeous-Alexande 34 to 39 min over the last 4
NEW Holmgren 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Wallace 26 to 33 min over the last 3
NEW Dort 26 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 33 min over the last 4
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 4
OKC availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Dieng missed 2 since 10/27, returns tonight: 5 min (50% of 11)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 24 min since (122% of 19)
NEW Holmgren 29 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Wallace 26 to 32 min over the last 4
NEW Dort 26 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 29 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Holmgren missed 2 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 20 min since (104% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 5 min since (50% of 11)
NEW Dort 26 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Hartenstein 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Wiggins 19 to 30 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Holmgren missed 3 since 10/28, returns tonight: 30 min (103% of 29)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 18 min since (91% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (52% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 28 min over the last 5
OKC availability going into 11/05 · back-to-backBACK Holmgren back 11/04 after 3, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Caruso back 10/28 after 3, 19 min since (99% of 19)
BACK Dieng back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (53% of 11)
NEW Wiggins 19 to 27 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 10/22 · season opener
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/24 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAC availability going into 10/26 · 1 day's restOUT Plowden missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Carter missed 2 since 10/22, returns tonight: 3 min (15% of 18)
OUT McDermott missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 2 since 10/22, out tonight
SAC availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Raynaud missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 2 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 3 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 3
NEW DeRozan 31 to 38 min over the last 3
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 3
SAC availability going into 10/29 · back-to-backOUT Raynaud missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT Plowden missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 3 since 10/24, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 4 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 6 min since (32% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW DeRozan 31 to 37 min over the last 4
NEW Schröder 26 to 32 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Raynaud missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 4 min (15% of 26)
OUT Plowden missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Clifford missed 4 since 10/24, returns tonight: 16 min (63% of 25)
OUT Cardwell missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 5 min (25% of 21)
OUT McDermott missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 5 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 8 min since (43% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW DeRozan 31 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Schröder 26 to 32 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Plowden missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT McDermott missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 6 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/01 after 4, 4 min since (15% of 26)
BACK Clifford back 11/01 after 4, 16 min since (63% of 25)
BACK Cardwell back 11/01 after 2, 5 min since (25% of 21)
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 8 min since (43% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW DeRozan 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Plowden missed 7 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Monk missed 2 since 11/01, returns tonight: 25 min (115% of 22)
OUT McDermott missed 7 since 10/22, out tonight
OUT Stevens missed 7 since 10/22, out tonight
BACK Raynaud back 11/01 after 4, 4 min since (15% of 26)
BACK Clifford back 11/01 after 4, 17 min since (69% of 25)
BACK Cardwell back 11/01 after 2, 5 min since (25% of 21)
BACK Carter back 10/26 after 2, 7 min since (37% of 18)
NEW LaVine 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW DeRozan 31 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW Schröder 26 to 33 min over the last 5
10/21 vs HOU 125-124 — OKC notes
OKC won 125-124 in 2 overtimes. OKC shot 44% (46 of 104) to HOU's 44%, 13 of 52 from three, and got to the line 25 times to HOU's 31. OKC turned it over 11 times to HOU's 22. The glass went 38-52 against them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 35 (12 of 26, 1 of 9 from three, 10 of 14 at the line); Holmgren added 28, Mitchell 16. The hinge was Q4, 29-25: OKC came in trailing by 4 and left it level. OKC trailed 51-57 at the half and won the second half 74-67. Hartenstein was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
10/23 @ IND 141-135 — OKC notes
OKC won 141-135 in 2 overtimes. OKC shot 45% (43 of 95) to IND's 44%, 10 of 35 from three, and went to the line 51 times to IND's 40 — 45 points from the stripe to their 30. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 55 (15 of 31, 2 of 7 from three, 23 of 26 at the line); Mitchell added 26, Wiggins 23. The hinge was Q2, 32-22: OKC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 7. Mitchell was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
10/25 @ ATL 117-100 — OKC notes
OKC won 117-100. OKC shot 46% (43 of 93) to ATL's 41%, 14 of 37 from three. Holmgren led with 31 (8 of 12, 6 of 8 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Gilgeous-Alexander added 30, Hartenstein 14. The hinge was Q3, 39-25: a lead of 5 became 19, and the lead reached 24. Wallace was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
10/27 @ DAL 101-94 — OKC notes
OKC won 101-94. OKC shot 47% (42 of 90) to DAL's 38%, 6 of 30 from three, and got to the line 13 times to DAL's 22. OKC turned it over 13 times to DAL's 8. The glass went 55-36 for them. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 23 (10 of 22, 1 of 3 from three); Holmgren added 18, Mitchell 17. The hinge was Q3, 39-27: a lead of 6 became 18, and the lead reached 22. Holmgren was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
10/28 vs SAC 107-101 — OKC notes
OKC won 107-101. OKC shot 46% (42 of 92) to SAC's 42%, 14 of 44 from three, and got to the line 10 times to SAC's 21. Gilgeous-Alexander led with 31 (14 of 26, 1 of 5 from three); Wiggins added 18, Mitchell 18. The hinge was Q4, 27-18: OKC came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 6. OKC trailed 58-62 at the half and won the second half 49-39. Dort was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
11/02 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 24 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 34 and Holmgren at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmgren (2 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 124, shooting 42 percent and 33 from three, 29 free throws a game; Williamson at 24 and Poole at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where OKC has been plus-5 a night and New Orleans minus-8 and the defense, OKC allowing 108 a night to New Orleans's 124. Call it OKC 123, New Orleans 107, OKC by 16.
11/04 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 19 free throws a game; Leonard at 27 and Harden at 25 a game. Without Sanders (4 straight), Bogdanović (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 19 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Mitchell at 16 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Holmgren (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, the Clippers giving it away 17 times a game to OKC's 11 and the defense, OKC allowing 102 a night to the Clippers' 110. Call it OKC 115, the Clippers 110.
11/05 @ POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 27 free throws a game; Avdija at 25 and Sharpe at 19 a game. Without Henderson (7 straight), Thybulle (2 straight). One day's rest. OKC comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 103, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 20 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 29 and Joe at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: OKC wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 103 a night to Portland's 117 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to OKC's 11. Call it OKC 117, Portland 115, Portland keeping it close.
10/22 @ PHX 116-120 — SAC notes
SAC lost 116-120. SAC shot 50% (47 of 94) to PHX's 47%, 9 of 24 from three. The glass went 37-51 against them. LaVine led with 30 (13 of 24, 2 of 10 from three); DeRozan added 29, Monk 19. Q1 was theirs, 29-19, but the other 3 periods went 101-87 against them. They led by as many as 20. Monk's -9 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/24 vs UTA 105-104 — SAC notes
SAC won 105-104. SAC shot 48% (40 of 83) to UTA's 44%, 14 of 32 from three. SAC turned it over 13 times to UTA's 19. The glass went 33-50 against them. LaVine led with 31 (10 of 18, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Monk added 20, Schröder 17. The hinge was Q1, 31-24: from level to 7 ahead.
10/26 vs LAL 120-127 — SAC notes
SAC lost 120-127. SAC took 21 more shots (101 to 80), fed by 13 offensive rebounds, but shot 45% to LAL's 49%, 18 of 43 from three, and got to the line 18 times to LAL's 46. LaVine led with 32 (12 of 24, 4 of 9 from three); DeRozan added 21, Schröder 18. Q2 was theirs, 35-26, the deficit cut from 9 to 0, but the other 3 periods went 101-85 against them. Schröder's -16 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/28 @ OKC 101-107 — SAC notes
SAC lost 101-107. SAC shot 42% (36 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 10 of 29 from three, and went to the line 21 times to OKC's 10 — 19 points from the stripe to their 9. LaVine led with 23 (6 of 13, 4 of 6 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); DeRozan added 19, Westbrook 16. Q1 was theirs, 29-24, but the other 3 periods went 83-72 against them. They led by as many as 10.
11/01 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 36 and Rollins at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Porter Jr. (4 straight), Sims (2 straight), Nance (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and DeRozan at 19 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Raynaud (4 straight), Plowden (5 straight), Clifford (4 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been minus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-10. Call it Milwaukee 121, Sacramento 111, Milwaukee by 10.
11/03 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Murray at 26 and Jokić at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; LaVine at 29 and DeRozan at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Plowden (6 straight), McDermott (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Denver has been plus-8 a night and Sacramento minus-7 and the defense, Denver allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 119. Call it Denver 123, Sacramento 112, Denver by 11.
11/05 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 125, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; LaVine at 26 and DeRozan at 21 a game. Without Plowden (7 straight), Monk (2 straight), McDermott (7 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Ste. Curry at 23 and Butler III at 17 a game. Without Richard (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Golden State wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Golden State allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 125 and the line, where Sacramento takes 26 free throws a game to Golden State's 20. Call it Golden State 117, Sacramento 116, Sacramento keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
OKCAC A. Caruso
AM A. Mitchell
AW A. Wiggins
BB B. Barnhizer
BC B. Carlson
CW C. Wallace
CY C. Youngblood
IH I. Hartenstein
JW J. Williams
LD L. Dort
SG S. Gilgeous-Alexander
SACDC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DE D. Eubanks
DS D. Sabonis
DS D. Schröder
KE K. Ellis
MM M. Monk
RW R. Westbrook
SC Schroder
ZL Z. LaVine
OKC/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander's 31 points lead Thunder to comeback win over Kings, help OKC improve to 5-0
OKLAHOMA CITY -- — Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 31 points, and the Oklahoma City Thunder stayed undefeated by rallying to beat the Sacramento Kings 107-101 on Tuesday night.
Gilgeous-Alexander went 1 for 9 from the field in the third quarter, but bounced back and went 4 for 6 with nine points in the fourth to help the defending NBA champs improve to 5-0.
Aaron Wiggins and Ajay Mitchell each scored 18 points for the Thunder, one of four unbeaten teams in the league.
Zach LaVine scored 23 points, DeMar DeRozan scored 19 and Domantas Sabonis added 10 points and 18 rebounds for the Kings. Former Thunder star Russell Westbrook had 16 points and nine rebounds in his first start of the season for Sacramento.
The Thunder won at Dallas on Monday night and were short-handed on Tuesday. Forward Chet Holmgren , the team's No. 2 scorer, sat out with lower back soreness. Oklahoma City already had been missing two key rotation players in 2025 All-Star Jalen Williams (recovery from right wrist surgery) and sharpshooting guard Isaiah Joe (bruised left knee).
It looked like the schedule and the injuries might have caught up with Oklahoma City. The Kings led 62-58 at halftime after shooting 56.1% from the field.
Oklahoma City took a 71-70 lead in the third quarter on two free throws by Lu Dort, but the Kings immediately responded with an 11-0 run. Sacramento took an 83-80 lead into the fourth.
The Thunder trailed for much of this game before Dort's 3-pointer put them up 99-97 in the closing minutes. Alex Caruso 's 3-pointer made it 104-99 with 46 seconds to play, and Gilgeous-Alexander's stepback 3-pointer with 16 seconds left extended the lead to six.
Up next Sacramento: Visits the Chicago Bulls on Wednesday night.
Oklahoma City: Hosts the Washington Wizards on Thursday night.